Mohammed al-Basha

Mohammed al-Basha is a Yemeni-American geopolitical analyst, risk adviser, and founder and CEO of Basha Report LLC, a Washington, U.S. based risk advisory firm specialising in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. With more than 20 years of experience in geopolitical analysis, open-source intelligence, conflict monitoring, and security risk assessment, he has advised U.S. government agencies, foreign governments, international organisations, multinational corporations, investment funds, shipping companies, and insurance firms since 2004.

Mr al-Basha specialises in Yemen’s political and military developments, the Houthi movement, Iranian regional influence, Red Sea maritime security, and regional security dynamics. Drawing on extensive local networks, field reporting, and open-source intelligence, he helps clients assess political instability, armed conflicts, supply chain disruptions, maritime threats, and risks to commercial operations and investments.

He serves on the Counterterrorism Advisory Board of Homeland Security Today and is a former board member of the Small Business Association for International Companies (SBAIC).

Before founding Basha Report, he worked with Navanti Group and served as Director of the Yemen Press Center in Washington, DC. He holds a master’s degree from George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government.

His analysis and commentary have been featured in hundreds of international newspaper articles, wire service reports, radio broadcasts, and television programs, including coverage by Reuters, the Associated Press, CNN, BBC, Fox News, PBS, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and the Financial Times.